Those are the words of Khanyisa Mabunda, who contracted the coronavirus twice, first in August last year and then in January this year.
The 42-year-old philanthropist and a government employee believes that the virus is not a death sentence.
“I believe that people succumb to the virus, because of worry and anxiety.
“Immediately when you start to worry about losing your life and leaving behind your loved ones, you are opening a door for death.
“The best way of fighting this is by having a positive mindset, good diet and family support,” she explained.
Mabunda says the power of prayer plays a big role in the recovery journey of a person fighting the virus.
“Going through the Covid journey made me realise that the only person I need at all times is God. “Some people were even scared to reach out to me because they were afraid of being infected, but I can never infect God.
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“Reading the word of God also renewed my mind and it gave me confidence to win this battle,” she explained.
She also added that her pastor played a big role in helping her fight, through prayers and encouragement.
Khanyisa said she believes that the second wave of the virus is harsher than the first wave.
“The first time I didn’t have any symptoms at all, but this time around the symptoms were much harsher.
“The second time when I went to the doctor to test I already knew I was positive due to the severity of the symptoms,” she added.
While at home recovering she had an attack which almost took her life instantly.
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“I started feeling something which I liken to a storm, which started brewing from my stomach to my throat.
“When it reached my throat it choked me and I gasped for air.
“I wanted to use my nose to breath, but my nose was also blocked.
“The attack lasted for about three minutes, I was helpless and all I could do was to stare at the ceiling.
“Fortunately I managed to regain my breath.
I jumped out of my bed, bent down and did my breathing exercises,” she explained.
She told the Herald that she would like to denounce the notion that a person cannot contract the disease more than once.
Her story is quite different from others.
In August, after being in quarantine for 14 days, she went back to the doctor to test, but her results came back positieve.
She tested negative only after 28 days in isolation.
The second infection was no exception.
After 14 days of being in quarantine her results also came back positive.
Fortunately after 28 days of being in quarantine the test was finally negative.
She urges people to not fear disclosing their Covid positive status, because she believes it saves lives.
She used the vitamins which were prescribed by her doctor and she would steam once a day and drank hot water mixed with mint, ginger, lemon and honey.
If you would like to share your Covid journey with the Herald, you can send an email to emelda@herald.co.za.
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